Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laddess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lad-dess
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"Oh! ye lads and ye laddesses gay"
"I know that he is a very amiable lad, and I do not know that she is not as amiable a laddess, but I had rather see their house comfortably when they are not there."

Etymology

From lad + -ess.

Inflected Forms

laddesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ladette

Questions

What does laddess mean?: A young woman.
Where does laddess come from?: From lad + -ess.

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